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sprucing

verb

present participle of spruce

as in embellishing

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Mills has been previously accused of embellishing his military record.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Even his close friends accuse Bret of embellishing the truth for creative purposes, not incidentally an accusation both Ellis and Murphy have often faced.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

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However, student well-being initially declined before improving in later years, while average test scores, attendance, classroom attention and reported online bullying changed little.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Despite rising costs, borrowers are showing more discipline by paying down debt and improving credit scores.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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Mistruths, false claims, scams, and other deceptive efforts are tricking people into thinking that a watermark removal app will do wonders, whereas the reality is that the results are at best half-mixed or aimed to cause damage.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
ClickFix works by tricking you into performing an action on your computer that stealthily downloads and installs malware.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

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Skau warned that as attention turns towards ameliorating the security crisis, resources should not be taken away from addressing the surging humanitarian needs, which include more than 5 million people who do not have enough to eat.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Taking control of the narrative is the first step to ameliorating the damage.

— David Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

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